Burger King's Bacon Sundae: Not Fit For Man or Beast

As I walked into my local Burger King restaurant (yes friends..it is considered a restaurant), I was almost looking forward to this particular transaction.

After all, when Burger King announced their new bacon sundae, I had to try one. It's the food equivalent to a double dare. As I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed signage for BK's new healthier menu items. Fruit smoothies and chicken salads were lovingly photographed in all their glory. I thought that maybe South Florida missed out on the gut bomb menu items that Burger King recently announced.

After all, not only did the "King" announce the bacon sundae ($2.49), but the Miami-based corporation said they were introducing an entire host of bad-for-you products like the sweet potato fries, Carolina BBQ burgers and chicken sandwiches ($3.49), and a Memphis BBQ pulled pork sandwich ($3.49). BK calls it their summer menu. We call it food-to-die-by.

I asked the person at the counter if they, in fact, had the bacon

sundae. "You're the first person who asked for one", she exclaimed --

then proceeded to confirm that I actually wanted one of them.

Apparently this was either not well marketed...or people were smarter

than some marketing executives thought. The manager came over with my

purchase. "I hope we did this right", he told me. This was not boding

well.

I brought the sundae home and placed it on the coffee table

to take a few shots before it melted into oblivion. Immediately, my

Chihuahua Molly was intrigued. Because of the hot fudge, I refused to

share this treat with my chow hound and dug into this cold mess myself.

Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The

good: The bacon was crisp, not too salty, and actually worked well with

the standard-issue soft serve ice cream. Though not something I would

go back for, I was preparing for the food-version of a train wreck, but

it wasn't so bad.

The bad: Someone has to do something about that hot sludge

fudge. It's super sweet, uber thick, and the taste resembles neither

chocolate...nor fudge...nor anything fit for human consumption. It's

overbearing and kills the caramel sauce with its cloying sweetness and

gritty mouthfeel. I shudder at the memory.

The ugly: Apparently

Chihuahuas do not have the same palate as people (nor do they listen

to reason when it comes to bacon). Yes, I teased the poor little beastie by

putting it in her range of vision and smell for a few seconds. But I moved

it to a high counter top when answering the phone. Here's a fun trivia